Hock Lee bus strike and riot - National Library Board On 7 May, 21 of the 63 Hock Lee buses, driven by members of the Hock Lee Bus Employees’ Union, returned to the roads According to an agreement made at the Court of Inquiry, the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company could run one third of its bus fleet using members of its own union
Hock Lee bus riots - Wikipedia The Hock Lee bus riots took place on 12 May 1955 in Singapore The riots started as a result of confrontation between the police, bus workers of the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company and students who supported the bus workers
Hock Lee Bus Riots - sg101. gov. sg The Hock Lee Bus riots, also known as Black Thursday started from a strike and evolved into a full-blown riot, killing four people and injuring 31 It all started when workers, subjected to long hours, poor benefits and harsh conditions, joined unions such as the Singapore Bus Workers’ Union (SBWU) to demand better wages and treatment
Hock Lee Bus Riots On 25 April 1955, 229 members of the Singapore Bus Workers’ Union started a protest after being dismissed from their jobs at Hock Lee Bus Company Then Chief Minister David Marshall stepped in to help, but negotiations failed and the strike continued
Hock Lee Bus Riots - Chaotic Labour Management Relations Attempts by the Singapore Bus Workers Union (SBWU) to fight for improved wages and working conditions at the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company led to tensions between the union and the bus company management
Hock Lee bus riots - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia American officials were alarmed by both the rise of social unrest in Singapore and the Singapore’s Labour Front (SLF) inability to control labour radicalism It was estimated that 31,000 workers were involved in 129 official and sympathy strikes between March and June 1955
Blog Post 3: Sources for Hock Lee Bus Riots "The Hock Lee Bus Strike, like other strikes in this period, occurred because workers were being exploited and tried to protect themselves by forming a union to negotiate for better conditions At this time, there were few legal protections for workers Singapore also had massive unemployment